Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants
6:00 AM, Monday January 4th 2021
Nothing much to say other than phew, finally finished lesson #3. (Life has been busy.)
Any/all feedback will be appreciated.
Wow, LOVE your arrows - so dramatic! I feel like they're flying out of the page at me!
The daisy looks good, but the overall shape of the flower seems kinda square to me.
Really love the texture on the raspberries. The bottom right one seems a bit off - like it goes dark - light - dark - light - but it still looks good.
Sunflower looks kinda flat to me - maybe it's because the top pedals are bigger than the bottom ones, so I'm not super clear what angle it is supposed to be at. Nice penmanship though.
Basil looks great!
Making it this far is quite the accomplishment so pat yourself on the back!
Arrows: The arrows are good, with clear distinction from far and close with smooth lines. The shadows and extra line weight are also done well.
Leaves: Your leaves were drawn with smooth lines and a good variety in the kinds of curves made.
Branches: Some branches had lines that did not connect to one another. Extra ghosting may help that not happen. Most look solid though.
Plants: The most inportant part of the plants is the construction you made and sticking to it. "Selling the lie" like the desribed in the lessons. All the pants have good construction with little guessing. You committed to the construction. There are ellipses or contous where they are needed to describe the plant. The only noticable thing in the plants is that some lines constructing the tomato were wobbly. The details also looked good.
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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